As journalists, we stand for one thing: The people’s right to know and be empowered to make more informed decisions for themselves.
@Acosta
#FirstAmendmentFriday
We'd like to clear up some misunderstanding of the news media's motivations in covering tragedies. Here is who we are and what we do.
#ThisIsJournalism
We urge members to speak to their viewers and listeners about the role we as journalists play in preserving the public’s right and need to know, in a government for and by the people.
TV stations may be joining the 135+ papers that are running editorials about Trump's anti-media attacks on Thursday. The
@RTDNA
, which has 1,200 TV and digital members, just called on its members to participate
Shortly after our Voice of the
#FirstAmendment
Task Force sent a letter to the company’s top executives,
@Walmart
removed this violent shirt from its website.
Journalists’ job is to show the world what’s happening in our communities. Local reporter
@KaitlinRustWAVE
keeps reporting even while being targeted by police, and viewers at home stare down the barrel of a police weapon.
"But they're on live TV."
NO!
"But they're not live, just recording."
Still NO.
"But they're by themselves."
Creepy...and NO.
"But they're cute."
Yeah, NO.
"But I'm just going to smack her *ss."
Hard pass - that's a NO.
"But it's just a joke."
Um...we're going with NO.
Mary Louise Kelly "regularly demonstrates what it means to serve the public by seeking and reporting the truth, without fear or favor."
She is the 2022 recipient of the Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Award:
#FirstAmendmentAwards
@NPRKelly
April 4 is
#NationalHugANewspersonDay
, but there are more (and better) ways to thank your local news people today and all year. Here are a few ways to be neighborly to your local new folks!
From the voices of Puerto Ricans to those affected by the government shutdown,
@CBSNews
'
@DavidBegnaud
brings to light stories that need to be told, for which RTDNF honors him with the
#FirstAmendment
Leadership Award on March 13.
60 years ago today, Edward R.
#Murrow
delivered his famous "wires and lights in a box" warning. Today, journalism is in danger from very different forces. All day, we'll be revisiting Murrow's prescient warning and imagining what he might say of today's attacks on journalism.
The 2021 John F. Hogan Award winner,
@soledadobrien
, paid tribute to Hogan, RTDNA's founder, during the award presentation, calling him one "who wanted us all to band together to be the champions of good journalism. Now that is an honor."
#RTDNA21
@Hearst
(📷:
@ChorusPhotog
)
The
#Murrows2020
Network Television Overall Excellence Award goes to
@ABC
for engaging journalism that informs and connects. Congratulations to the ABC News team!
#BREAKING
: NYPD says it is stationing officers outside the headquarters of major newsrooms throughout the city out of an abundance of caution following shooting at newspaper office in Maryland
We selected
@clarissaward
for her brave and ethical reporting from some of the most dangerous parts of the world. Her recent work in Ukraine and Gaza has helped inform the world, and her advocacy for press freedoms in war zones is a testament to the spirit of the First Amendment.
Literally all I do as a News Director:
No.
No.
Yes, I ordered pizza.
No.
That actually wasn’t our station.
We did cover that story.
No.
No, that isn’t news.
No.
I’ll be right there.
Literally all I do as an MMJ:
No.
No.
It’ll really only take a second.
No.
I am also the photographer.
I carry my own equipment.
No.
No, that isn’t funny.
No.
Yes, you’ll be on camera.
We are thrilled to be presenting
@GMA
co-anchor
@RobinRoberts
RTDNF's Lifetime Achievement Award this March at the 28th annual
#FirstAmendment
Awards. |
New
@CBSNews
President Susan Zirinsky, an RTDNF First Amendment Service Award recipient herself, joins us March 13 to present this year's
#FirstAmendment
Leadership Award to
@DavidBegnaud
. Join us or watch live!
We stand with
@OmarJimenez
and CNN and believe this morning’s arrests were not only egregious but unconstitutional. Based on the CNN video we have seen, there appears to be no justification for the arrests. -
@MurrowNYC
We are relieved to see Omar has been released, but we are still disturbed by the apparent violation of First Amendment rights that are the bedrock of journalism.
@Dorothy4NABJ
We are extremely alarmed that our reporter Chris Mathias (
@letsgomathias
) has apparently been taken into NYPD custody while doing his job as a journalist. We demand that he be released immediately. CC:
@NYPDnews
@NYCMayor
@NewYorkStateAG
Senator
@amyklobuchar
presents the RTDNA Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award to
@BoydHuppert
at the 32nd annual First Amendment Awards.
(Photo: Chorus Photography)
A fixture in Washington, D.C., Lori Montenegro, Washington Bureau Chief for
@Telemundo
, has spent her career reporting on issues in our nation’s capital. RTDNF honors her with the
#FirstAmendment
Clarity Award March 5 in Washington, DC.
Across the country, every day, your local news is working so hard to keep you informed about what's happening in your community. Journalists, what you do matters. News consumers, remember, journalists do what we do to serve you.
#journalismmatters
Journalists are working SO hard right now to keep their communities informed and safe. Here are 10 ways to send a big virtual hug to journalists today.
#NationalHugANewspersonDay
We selected
@NC5PhilWilliams
for the Lifetime Achievement Award because his career as an investigative reporter has inspired many. His reporting has uncovered corruption and numerous political scandals, and has helped drive national conversations on important issues.
Journalists’ constitutional duty is to seek and report the truth. Press freedom is a cornerstone of democracy.
Reporters and photojournalists at work in Washington, DC, tonight: Stay safe!
BREAKING. Mob of Trump supporters swarm the media near the US Capitol. They yell what Trump frequently says, “the media is the enemy of the people.” They destroy equipment and chased out reporters. I’ve never seen anything like this in my 20 year career:
@nbcwashington
@MSNBC
Over the last 2 days, we've noted nearly 40 incidents of violence against journalists in the field, including arrests, assaults, and shooting with pepper or rubber rounds. Journalists, stay safe. Law enforcement and civilians, remember journalists are witnesses for us all.
It’s another in a series of verbal & physical attacks on journalists - nearly 90 in the last 2 years. No one was seriously hurt “this time,” but 5 journalists were murdered in the US in 2018. Our members are watching their backs, but refusing to let fear silence facts.
The
@washingtonpost
has done an incredible job of staying relevant by bringing news to wherever their readers are, earning a National Murrow Award for Overall Excellence.
#Murrows2020
"This is the most perilous time for journalists in the field in the modern history of the United States,"
@MurrowNYC
told
@brianstelter
on
@ReliableSources
on Sunday, but the job local journalists in particular do every day has never been more important.
“Impressive and important journalism delivered in thoughtful presentations" earns
@KBIA
the
#Murrows2020
Overall Excellence Award for Small Market Radio. Congratulations, KBIA team!
Stephannie Stokes (
@stephannnnie
) of
@wabenews
was our Radio winner for her "As Property Values Rise In Atlanta, So Does The Exploitation Of Black Homeowners" investigation. Congratulations, Stephannie!
🏆 Exciting news! Pierre Thomas, Chief Justice Correspondent for ABC News, will receive the prestigious Paul White Award at RTDNA23. His remarkable career and impactful reporting make him a deserving recipient. Congratulations,
@PierreTABC
! 🎉👏
#RTDNA23
The 2021 RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala will take place Oct. 27 at Gotham Hall in New York City. In the two weeks leading up to the Gala, we'll be celebrating our National Murrow winners. Follow this thread to see some of the best journalism of the past year.
#Murrow
“The fight against misinformation is an existential one. ... First Draft consistently distinguishes itself as a gold standard leader in this noble endeavor.”
@firstdraftnews
will receive the 2021 First Amendment Leadership Award:
#FirstAmendmentAwards
The pictures above were posted on NewsChannel 5's Facebook page by two different people, a day apart, during our coverage Nashville's protests. Both of these men are charged with causing damage at the courthouse. People are pointing out the difference in the posts. 1/
Reporters are simply a community's eyes and ears. When journalists are attacked, stories go unheard. Events go unwitnessed. Officials go unaccountable. Our calls for protecting the
#FirstAmendment
⬇️
Journalists, your work covering civil unrest is important. And, like the right to protest peacefully, is constitutionally protected because it is your role to keep the public informed. Please stay safe and report responsibly.
Imagine if there wasn't video. Imagine if there wasn't a free press. The official
#BuffaloPD
statement was the 75 year old man "tripped and fell." A reporter's video shows the truth. Officers on scene showed more urgency removing the journalist than helping the bleeding man.
Congratulations to
@TPRNews
, winner of the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in Large Market Radio!
Watch the rest of the
#MurrowReveal
here:
#Murrow
Winning a National
#Murrow
Award is the highlight of a
#journalism
career.
Nothing compares to the moment you accept it on stage among your peers. See you in New York!
Congratulations to
@9NEWS
, winner of the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in Large Market Television!
Watch the rest of the
#MurrowReveal
here:
#Murrow
@TEGNA
Local broadcasters, despite unprecedented obstacles and a 1000% increase in physical threats during 2020, you persisted in bringing clarity and context to your communities. RTDNA is proud to honor your journalism with these 2021 Regional
#Murrow
Awards.
Press freedom is about YOUR right to know. You have a right to know what your elected officials are doing. How your tax dollars are being spent. How many COVID-19 cases are in your area. Who is getting rescue funds. That's why
#WorldPressFreedomDay
matters.
Welcome to new Region 13 Director
@HatterLynn
!
Lynn, News Director for
@wfsumedia
&
@wfsunews
in Tallahassee, Fl, has been appointed Regional Director for Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. She fills the seat vacated by Chair-Elect
@McGinelyAllison
.
Congratulations to
@TexasTribune
, winner of the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence for Large Digital News Organization!
Watch the rest of the
#MurrowReveal
here:
#Murrow
"You did not say in the course of those remarks that you just made that the press is not the enemy of the people."
Tense exchange as CNN's Jim Acosta spars with Press Sec. Sarah Sanders over Pres. Trump's remarks targeting the media.
Literally all I do as an investigative reporter:
No.
No. The data shows something different.
No.
That FOIA exception doesn’t apply. Guess I’m filing another appeal.
No.
I don’t think that means what you think it does.
No.
Yeah, people are going to hear about how shady this is.
Our Ethics Committee's coverage guidelines suggest this: Give serious thought to the frequency with which you mention the shooter’s name. Stories of the victims should be given much more weight than the story of the shooter.
No notoriety:
@CNN
's front is intensely, intimately focused on the victims of the shooting. Their names. Their faces. Not an image of the perpetrator in sight, and his name is nowhere on home page.
An open letter from RTDNA Executive Director
@MurrowNYC
following today's terrorist incidents:
Don’t succumb to intimidation and fear. Watch your backs, but don’t back down.
“The world is watching what’s unfolding in Washington, DC, today because journalists are performing the duties of a free press. Stay safe.” -
@MurrowNYC
Journalists have a First Amendment right and duty to record and report news and a specific exemption to DC’s current curfew. Journalists’ right to report - and the people’s right to know - is too often infringed.
Keep rolling but be prepared for arrest:
Atlanta. Louisville. Denver. Washington, DC. Minneapolis. Local journalists across the country, you are your community’s eyes and ears right now. Stay safe out there!
Journalists covering civil unrest, your work is important and, like the right to protest, is constitutionally protected. Know your rights, report responsibly and stay safe with these resources:
Guidelines for covering civil unrest:
We are your neighbors. Your friends. We attend the same houses of worship. We go to the same classes at the gym. Our children are in the same classes at school. We live in and love the same communities you do.
#ThisIsJournalism
Congratulations to more than 350 local news organizations across 49 states and 4 countries! These are the 2020 Regional
#Murrow
Award winners. Your work demonstrates how crucial local journalism is.
“Copy, Paste, Legislate” earns
@publicintegrity
,
@USATODAY
and
@azcentral
the
#Murrows2020
Excellence in Innovation award for large digital outlets for innovation behind the scenes with machine learning-driven reporting and in an accessible, graphic user experience.
“In El Salvador, violence is driving girls to kill themselves,”
@UnivisionNews
Digital and
@TIME
reported in an indelible,
#Murrows2020
-winning Investigative Reporting piece.
Journalists covering civil unrest, your work is important and, like the right to protest, is constitutionally protected. Know your rights, report responsibly and stay safe with these resources:
Guidelines for covering civil unrest:
#Murrows2020
Large Market Television Overall Excellence winner
@DenverChannel
provided relevance, enterprise and extraordinary journalism. An example for stations across the nation! Congratulations, KMGH-TV team!
Our condolences to Cokie's family, and to the
@ABC
and
@NPR
families. She was a pioneer for political reporters and women in news. Her loss is a loss for journalism.